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Bulgarian President holds consultations over third government-forming mandate

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President Rumen Radev will hold consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 47th National Assembly, before handing over the third exploratory mandate to form a new government within the current parliament.

The consultations start with "We Continue the Change", and then continue with GERB-SDS, MRF, "BSP for Bulgaria", "There is Such a People", "Democratic Bulgaria" and "Vazrazhdane". President Rumen Radev has to hand over the third and last mandate within a week. Yesterday, the GERB party refused the second mandate.




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